Gayne Derent was a young Jedi Knight during the years after the Galactic Civil War. Gayne was born on Coruscant where she was later discovered by Dana Kowls who took her to the Jedi Temple and began to train her.
Gayne studied under Dana and became the assistant librarian under the Order of Harash Soru. She developed a love of nature and also became closely attatched to Harash Soru's son, Michael Soru.